Sampson mordan silver gilt figure

Sampson Mordan Antique Silver / Gilt Hip Flask Cup Private.

A Victorian silver-gilt mounted combination ruby glass scent bottle and vinaigrette, the mounts engraved with scrollwork, the grill pierced and engraved.

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A Victorian Silver-Gilt-Mounted Porcelain Scent Bottle, · 8 cm.

This absolutely stunning Victorian piece by Sampson Mordan is a real beauty, hallmarked London Rectangular in shape with canted corners.

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Sampson Mordan (1770 - 1843) was apprenticed to John Bramah who invented an "unpickable" lock, and at the age of 45, established his own business with a partner, John Hawkins in London in 1815.

In 1822, they patented a "metal pencil with an internal mechanism for propelling the graphite 'lead' shaft forward during use", now known as the propelling pencil.

The following year, Mordan then bought out Hawkins, and entered into a business partnership with Gabriel Riddle, a wealthy stationer.

The partnership between Mordan and Riddle was dissolved in 1836 and the company continued to be run by Sampson Mordan alone.

Sampson Mordan died in 1843 and the business passed to his sons Sampson Junior, and Augustus and there were further changes in ownership, until the business was converted to a limited liability company in 1898 operating under the name S.

Mordan & Co Ltd.

As well as propelling pencils, they manufactured more... patent locks, cedar pencils, pens, pencil ho